Sentences with phrase «differences among states»

Delving into the state statistics behind the national numbers, Robert Denk, NAHB's assistant vice president for forecasting and analysis, cited a range of differences among the states in the amount of pain suffered during the recession and the progress that is being made in recovering.

State divorce laws conflict with federal tax laws; differences among states» laws can jeopardize child - custody agreements if one or both partners move; and some attorneys are shying away from same - sex divorces for fear of their own liability.

US state carbon intensities are highly heterogeneous, and few studies have been aimed at identifying the causes of these differences among states.

Overall, libraries report technology improvements — including nearly ubiquitous public wi - fi, growing mobile resources and a leap in e-book access — but the ALA's 2014 Digital Inclusion Survey also documents digital differences among states and an urban / rural divide.

Despite vast differences among states, courts enumerated a remarkably consistent list of educational necessities, including: high - quality preschool, small class size, additional services for at - risk students, supports for teachers such as professional development, curriculum supports, supplies, equipment, adequate facilities, and adequate books and other learning tools.

However, there are substantial differences among states, as they still have their own discretion in choosing standards, benchmarks, assessments, implementation strategies and actors that play different roles in policy.

One limitation in comparing scores across states is that such comparison fails to account for demographic differences among states and the impact those demographics may have on NAEP performance.

Figure 3 presents the same data adjusted for cost differences among states.5 This adjustment reduces the gap between the highest spending locale and the lowest spending to about $ 10,000, but the difference remains sizable.

Going forward, we will focus on estimating the effects of amount and quality of support for implementation when estimating differences among states.

Since virtually all states adopted new and more challenging college - and career - readiness standards in the same year, 2010, we are not able to use differences among states in times of adoption as a way to estimate effects.

Do differences among states help to account for differences in the way in which district administrators interpret state leadership for improvement and their own responsibilities?

Most reports on differences among the states are descriptive, although some analysts suggest that rigorous state accountability systems can raise student achievement.252 How they might do this has not, however, been explored in detail.

Other researchers have exploited the differences among states to identify the influence of various types of accountability systems.

We looked at differences among the states in terms of their placement rates into special education — often one way to exclude students from state tests — and at whether these differences were related to the introduction of state accountability systems.

Another approach is to look at differences among states.

The Policy Tracker shows large differences among states across many program policies.

Researchers scaled state standards to match NAEP's and then analyzed differences among state scores in 2005, 2007 and 2009.

A previous Today in Energy article described the differences among state net - metering policies.

Not exact matches

Some experts said Emwazi's death would be symbolically important but unlikely to make much difference to Islamic State or to the struggle against radicalisation among some young British Muslims.

However, the national measures obscure substantive differences at the state level and the additional data released today show clear differences of distress among the select states for which we show data,» said Wilbert van der Klaauw, vice president in the Research and Statistics Group at the New York Fed.

(CNN)- There weren't too many sharp differences among the Republican presidential candidates in Monday night's New Hampshire debate, but a crack did emerge over how Islam and Muslims ought to be treated in the United States.

To examine geographic differences in the prevalence of HIV infection from male - to - male s@xual contact among persons aged ≥ 13 years in the United States and Puerto Rico, CDC estimated the number of HIV infections in persons newly diagnosed in 2010 and analyzed them by transmission category and location.

Differences in attitudes and lifestyles among Gen Zers, Millennials, Gen Xers and Baby Boomers result in distinct foodservice need states and expectations.

«To maintain current employment opportunities and drive future growth in the U.S. food, beverage, and consumer products manufacturing industry, GMA urges the Trump Administration to consider the following priority objectives for modernizing NAFTA: maintain comprehensive, tariff - free trade in food, beverage, and consumer products and remove any tariff barriers, quotas, and / or other limitations to market access for goods traded among NAFTA countries; update rules that increase the competitiveness of U.S. companies; and concretely align regulations among the United States, Canada, and Mexico in order to decrease costs associated with unnecessary regulatory differences.

Most studies of homebirth in other countries have found no statistically significant differences in perinatal outcomes between home and hospital births for women at low risk of complications.36, 37,39 However, a recent study in the United States showed poorer neonatal outcomes for births occurring at home or in birth centres.40 A meta - analysis in the same year demonstrated higher perinatal mortality associated with homebirth41 but has been strongly criticised on methodological grounds.5, 42 The Birthplace in England study, 43 the largest prospective cohort study on place of birth for women at low risk of complications, analysed a composite outcome, which included stillbirth and early neonatal death among other serious morbidity.

Breastfeeding initiation rates were significantly lower among black infants in 23 states; in 14 of these states, the difference was at least 15 percentage points.

The state - specific percentage point differences (calculated as prevalence among white infants minus prevalence among black infants) in breastfeeding initiation between white and black infants ranged from − 4.8 to 36.0, with substantial disparities in the South and Midwest.

The difference in breastfeeding indicators among black and white infants by state continues to be substantial.

Some dental malocclusions have been found more commonly among pacifier users than nonusers, but the differences generally disappeared after pacifier cessation.284 In its policy statement on oral habits, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry states that nonnutritive sucking behaviors (ie, fingers or pacifiers) are considered normal for infants and young children and that, in general, sucking habits in children to the age of 3 years are unlikely to cause any long - term problems.285 There is an approximate 1.2 - to 2-fold increased risk of otitis media associated with pacifier use, particularly between 2 and 3 years of age.286, 287 The incidence of otitis media is generally lower in the first year of life, especially the first 6 months, when the risk of SIDS is the highest.288, — , 293 However, pacifier use, once established, may persist beyond 6 months, thus increasing the risk of otitis media.

For politicians and campaign operatives across the state, that race was a close - to - home indicator of what could happen in a special election, where turnout is abysmally low and a gap in enthusiasm among voters could make all the difference when the votes are tallied.

He knows the difference it makes to unite action at the local, state and federal levels, and why it is important to build strength among City Council members and other local elected officials.»

Meanwhile, worried by the festering crisis among top party members ahead of the 2012 governorship election in Bayelsa State, the PDP at the national level has set up a reconciliatory committee, with the mandate to resolve all the differences within the party, Nigerian Tribune investigation has revealed.

For the pilot states, across geo - political zones and ideological blocs, the salutary message is clear: development is primal; and that basic human imperative, especially among the society's most vulnerable, must trump political and ideological differences.

There is a slight difference of opinion among voters in different regions of the state.

Among other points of contention, health department employees dismissed an advisory limit for human consumption of PFOA set by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, and argued that their differences with the federal authorities were a matter of «philosophy» and not just science, according to a senior EPA official's handwritten notes from a phone conference with state officials.

«Our study was able to compare differences in cancer screening for Medicaid beneficiaries in almost all states, providing a broad, national picture of the effects of state - level Medicaid policies on receipt of these critical medical care services among a large group of underserved individuals.»

The study, published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, assessed the differences in preeclampsia and eclampsia rates among immigrants and native - born women in six high - immigration countries — Australia (Victoria), Canada (Ontario), Denmark, Sweden, Spain (Catalonia and Valencia) and the United States (California, New Jersey and New York City).

«The higher incidence of prolonged problems among women has been associated with a number of gender differences including physiological differences in the laryngeal system, differences in the endocrine system, and differences in pulmonary usage,» said Eric Hunter, the lead investigator and Associate Chair of Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at the Michigan State University.

«Exploratory analyses of several secondary outcomes indicated that the sedation protocol was associated with a difference in patients» sedation experience; patients in the intervention group were able to be safely managed in a more awake and calm state while intubated, receiving fewer days of opioid exposure and fewer sedative classes without an increase in inadequate pain or sedation management or clinically significant iatrogenic [consequence of treatment] withdrawal compared with patients receiving usual care, but they experienced more days with reported pain and agitation, suggesting a complex relationship among wakefulness, pain, and agitation,» the authors write.

Christopher Jaroniec, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The Ohio State University, said that the findings highlight the fact that minor alterations in single amino acids can cause profound differences in structure and function among this family of proteins.

«The diversity of birds dying at these solar facilities, and the differences among sites, suggest that there is no simple «fix» to reduce avian mortality,» the federal report states.

In many studies of human subjects the question of interest centers on whether a biological factor (disease state, treatment, host genotype etc.) results in a measurable difference on a gut bacterial community against the background of the naturally occurring differences among humans.

Dynamic connectivity states estimated from resting fMRI Identify differences among Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and healthy control subjects

Genetic variation in HDAC4 among the women was linked to a lower level of HDAC4 gene activity and differences in their ability to respond to and recover from fear, and also differences in «resting state» brain imaging.

Research has revealed striking similarities among the math and science standards in top - performing nations, along with stark differences between those world class expectations and the standards adopted by most U.S. states.

As a result of the workshop, Hussein witnessed a growth in confidence among the international students, who openly discussed the differences between writing in the United States and their countries.

Given the disparate performances among students from various cultural backgrounds, it may be worth inquiring as to whether differences between the United States and other countries are due to the presence of a substantial minority population within the United States.

Not only have standards risen across the country, but the differences in standards among the states narrowed considerably between 2013 and 2015.

We find that differences in achievement and attainment account for 20 to 35 percent of the current variation in per - capita GDP among states, with average years of schooling and achievement levels making roughly even contributions.

But if neither theory accounts for differences across countries, catch - up theory may help to explain variation among the U.S. states.